Computer bag

ABSTRACT

The computer bag is made to hold a computer so the display can pivot at the bag front for quick access. Several embodiments include: A bag with a computer mount toward the top and a keyboard on a flap toward the bottom of the front wall: A bag with a pivoting equipment mount to hold a display or computer to the bag front: A bag with two side release buckle attachments and a cover flap: A bag with an inside computer mount and a slot in the front wall for the display to pass to the outside: A bag with a top wall opening for the computer body to enter the bag while the display remains outside: A bag with two hanger sockets on the right and left: A bag with a pivoting attachment for the computer on the lower part of the bag front and a flap to retain the computer near the top: A bag with computer mounts on the inside and outside of the bag with electrical connection between them.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation-In-Part and claims the filing benefitunder 35 U.S.C. §120 of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/163,763,filed Oct. 28, 2005 which is a Continuation-In-Part of pending U.S.application Ser. No. 11/001,428, filed Nov. 30, 2004, and incorporatedherein by reference.

This application claims the filing benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) ofU.S. Provisional Application No. 60/833,920, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, theentire teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a carrying case for a computer andperipherals.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Computers are becoming an essential part of people's lives. Most peopleare introduced to computer via the “desk top” computer and spend most oftheir computing time on one of these machines. The desktop computer istoo large to be easily moved so the computer industry responded with thelap top (notebook) computer, portable tablets, “palm tops”, and varioushand held devices. The lap top, despite its name, is normally used on adesk and is simply a portable desk top machine. Hand held devices andpalm tops, because of their size, cannot be viewed as easily as adesktop, do not have keyboards with standard keys for two hand typing,cannot operate with conventional software, cannot incorporate normalperipherals and, because of their size, must have inferior memory,speed, batteries and telecommunications components.

The objective of the current invention, then, is to introduce a bag thatcan hold a computer so that it can be used at any time and positionwhile still performing as closely as possible to a standard desk topcomputer. Combined with a computer, it allows the user to: view the foldout display without lifting the bag; type with two hands because thestrap holds the machine; store general cargo or additional computerequipment inside the bag; carry the computer more comfortably because itis softer and forms to the body better than a hard computer body;protect their computer from falling while in use; renew the visible andless expensive bag portion; carry a computer in a from resembling normalattire: chose a bag style of his liking. The advantage of the bagcomputer combination can be optimized by making a specialized bag.

A bag that holds computer equipment on its outside front for immediateuse is unusual but there are some related bags and carrying cases.

Patent application 20060113203 deals with a variety of docking portsmounted on a flap which pivots on the front wall of a bag.

There are flaps with attachments on bag fronts. For example, there arepocket closure flaps with buttons, snaps or Velcro to hold them down.These, however, must have something to seal or cover and matchingattachment on the bag front thus defining its use. A short flap used tomount computer equipment must have an attachment to match the equipment,must be strong enough to securely hold weight of one or two pounds andcannot have a pocket or other attachments on the bag obstructing theoperation of the computer while mounted.

Because flaps are the preferred hinge means on a bag front, mechanicalhinges are rare although some decorative metal fasteners may be hinged.This is especially true if the hinge is part of a panel on the bag frontto match a computer or if it is capable of carrying electricity to thebag's interior.

Longer, fall-down flaps are also found on bags (U.S. Pat. No.4,050,493). This example does not have a computer docking port capableof holding a one to two pound computer. The flap has no electricalconnection/plug or wiring to the bag's interior.

An electrical connection from a flap attachment to the inside of a bagis also unusual. Backpack U.S. Pat. No. 6,883,693 has a pocket for aradio on the inside of the bag and speakers mounted in the side pocketsof the backpack. It has electrical connection between the inside andoutside of the backpack. However, there is no flap with computerattachments and, as a backpack, the equipment cannot be manipulatedwhile it is worn.

Many bags have clips such as side release buckles on them. They areusually used to hold flaps shut, are usually attached to straps and havea matching clip also on the bag. Although such clips may be placesanywhere on a bag, their placement and matching attachments or pocket isan indication of their use. The positioning of the clips, right and leftalong a horizontal axis, along with a cover flap delimiting a free spacefor a missing piece of equipment defines a use not addressed by otherpatents.

Patent application 20060113203 deals with computer bags with mountingstructures on the outside of the bag's front wall. There are alsopublicly available bags with pockets, pockets with holes, openings for avariety of purposes.

There are bags/cases which mount or hold computers on their interior andhave electrical connections from their interior to the exterior of thebag/case (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,485,922, 6,223,896, 5,808,865, 4,837,590).The connection may be in the form of an opening or plug facing outward.None, however, have a computer mounting structure on the outside surfaceof the front wall to removable hold a computer.

Application 20060113213 deals with a bag with an opening in the frontwall to operate a computer and a support structure inside the bag tohold the computer up to the bags front wall. The shape of the openingand the keyboard flap disclosed in this application further limit thedefinition of this invention.

Radio bag U.S. Pat. No. 4,050,493 has a pocket on the inside of thebag's front wall and openings in the front wall to allow controls andsound to pass to the outside. Although this bag has apertures forcontrols they are not suitable for operating or passing a computerdisplay from the bag's interior to the outside of the bag. The radio bagdoes not have a computer/bag coupling designed to hold, align and atleast partially support a computer; it used a pocket and a bracket tothe bag bottom as sole support.

Most computer bags load the computer from the top and some tabletcomputer bag are designed to operate the computer while loaded in thisway. Some computer bags of this sort are specialized (U.S. Pat. No.5,887,777, 6,763,942, 6,646,866). They do not have an inside supportstructure to hold the computer to the front wall and, so, cannot storefurther cargo inside the bag. They do not have a computer entry in thetop with a computer/bag coupling separate from the normal interioraccess opening. They do not provide for keyboards, present a formatdifferent from familiar desk top computers and must be lifted and heldin that position for use. Because they must be lifted, the bag thatholds them is not suitable for carrying additional general cargo orcomputer equipment. Holding also implies disabling the hands.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

L embodiment. This computer bag has a computer holder toward the upperpart of the bag's front wall. A manual character input device, such as akeyboard or electronic write pad, is attached to the bag front below theholder and may be pivotally attached toward the center of the bag sothat the input device mounted on it can pivot from its storage positioncovering the computer and display to an operating position on the lowerhalf of the bag's front wall. The computer holder may be a docking port,holster, pivoting computer equipment mount, an opening in the bag'sfront with inside mounts, or other means. The manual input device may beremovably secured to the bag front by a variety of means including anattachment on a flexible fabric hinge, a long cover flap, andaxle/bearing hinge or a half hinge. There may be a separate cover.Electrical access to the bags interior may be provided.

I embodiment. This embodiment mounts computer equipment on a pivotingcomputer equipment mount on the outside of a bag's front wall. Theequipment mount may be a flexible fabric with an attachment, such as achannel, hooks or clips, at the distal end. The equipment mount can alsobe a pivoting cover with mounts designed to hold the computer equipmentby its back or edges. The equipment mount can alternatively be amechanical hinge with an attachment for the equipment. The attachmentmay be a half hinge such as a axle or bearing. There may be anelectrical connection from the attachment through the bag's front wallto the interior of the bag. The bag interior may have an inside mountingstructure for additional computer equipment. There may be a separatecover flap.

I1 embodiment. This bag has pivoting mounts to be used with aself-contained computer such as a PDA or GPS. The pivoting mounts and apivoting cover on the front wall define the storage area of thecomputer. The pivoting mount may be flexible fabric with attachments.The mounts may be a combined computer cover and bracket. The mounts maybe one or more axle/bearings secured to the bag front with attachmentsto match the computer. The mounts may be half hinges such as pins orbearings matching a half hinge on the computer.

K embodiment. This bag has an inside mounting structure to mount acomputer to the inside of the bag's front wall and an opening/slot inthe front wall to pass computer display panel to the outside of thebag's front wall. The opening/slot has a coupling to match the computerand align it to the bag. There may also be an outside panel structure tomatch the display. There may be a pivoting computer equipment mount toattach a manual character input device, such as keyboard or electronicwrite pad, on the outside near the center of the bag's front wall andthis can pivot down for input device use or up to cover the displaypanel during storage. Separate electrical access to the bag's interiormay be provided for the input device.

K1 embodiment. In addition to the normal top wall access opening, thisbag has a computer installation opening in the top panel. It is rigidlytrimmed with a computer/bag coupling which matches the computer. Thecomputer slides in from the top. The computer matching the bag has twopanels with the display panel remaining on the outside of the bag whereit can be folded down flat against the front panel. There may be aninside mounting structure to assist in holding the computer to theinside of the bag's front wall. There may be a pivoting computerequipment mount to attach a manual character input device, such askeyboard or electronic write pad, on the outside near the center of thebag's front wall and this can pivot down for input use or up to coverthe display panel during storage. Separate electrical access to thebag's interior may be provided for the input device.

E embodiment. In another embodiment of the computer bag, there are twoelongated sockets on the right and left sides of the bag's front walldesigned to match hanger bars on the right and left sides of thecomputer body that matches the bag. These hangers may be made of sewn onpockets, metal channels or bonded plastic with holes for the bars. Thecomputer is slid in from the top with the bars inserted into the tightfitting sockets thus stretching the bag front tight and making a rigidpanel in the bag unnecessary. An electrical plug which leads to theinterior of the bag may be fitted to the bag's front panel so that itengages when the computer is slid into the pockets.

A embodiment. This embodiment uses pivoting attachments on a mountingbar on the lower part of the bag front. Toward the upper part of the bagfront there is a flap which stretched over the top of the computer andattaches to matching attachments on the front of the computer. Thecomputer is attached by engaging the lower attachments, pivoting thecomputer up and using the upper flap to stretch the bag front tight sothe flap attachments can be engaged to the computer. The lower mountingbar may also have an electrical plug which connects as the computer ishinged up.

BC embodiment. This computer has an inside computer equipment mount andan outside computer equipment mount electrically linked and havingappropriate plugs for the equipment. A variety of mount types can beused on the outside. On the inside the mount may be a pocket with asealing flap that carries the electrical connection so that the plugdoes not carry the weight of the computer equipment. Alternatively, theinside equipment mount may be a molded coupling that physically andelectrically holds the computer equipment. There may also be plugs inthe coupling for wire connected peripherals. In another variation of theinside mounting structure, it may be a footing and flap which stretchesthe bag fronts tight over the inside computer equipment. There may be acomputer with shaping and attachments to match the inside computerequipment mounts.

Other aspects of the present invention will become apparent from thefollowing detailed description, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, theprinciples of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A shows and exploded view of the computer bag with characteristicswhich may be found in any computer bag.

FIG. 1B is a view of the inside surface of the front wall of thecomputer bag with a computer or peripheral mounting structure.

FIG. 2 is a view of the L computer bag with the pivoting cover andmanual character input device in stored position.

FIG. 3 shows the L computer bag with a holster computer holder towardthe top front and the input device lower on the bag front in openposition.

FIG. 4 shows the L computer bag with a docking port computer holdertoward the top front and the input device lower on the bag front in openposition.

FIG. 5A shows a manual character input device pivotally mounted to thebag front.

FIG. 5B shows details of the “bag computer” style keyboard.

FIG. 6A is the I computer bag with pivoting computer equipment mount inthe stored position.

FIG. 6B is the I computer bag opened and without the computer mounted.

FIG. 6C shows the I computer bag with a two panel computer mounted on apivoting computer equipment mount near the center of the bag's front.Attachments to hold the computer in the “up” position are shown.

FIG. 7A. Here the I computer bag pivoting computer equipment mount isnear the top of the front wall and has a channel to match the computerequipment.

FIG. 7B. This is a magnification of the I computer bag pivoting computerequipment mount as a channel to match the computer.

FIG. 7C. This is a magnification of the computer's channel attachment tomatch the I computer bag pivoting computer equipment mount.

FIG. 8A shows the I computer bag pivoting computer equipment mount as anaxle/bearing hinge with attachment.

FIG. 8B is a magnified detail of the axle/bearing equipment mount.

FIG. 8C shows the I computer bag with two axle/bearing equipment mounts,with a display and keyboard in place, connected with a mounting panel.

FIG. 9A shows the I1 computer bag with a flexible fabric hinge meanswith a footing and retainer mount near the top of the bag's front wall.

FIG. 9B shows a magnified detail of the retainer half of a footing andretainer attachment.

FIG. 9C shows a magnified detail of the footing half of a footing andretainer attachment.

FIG. 10A is the I1 computer bag with two axle/attachments with strapbearings near the top of the bag front.

FIG. 10B is a magnified detail of an axle/attachment with strap bearing.

FIG. 11A is the I1 computer bag with two openable strap bearing halfhinges near the top of the bag front.

FIG. 11B is a magnified detail of the axle half hinge on the computermeant to match the half hinge strap bearing on the bag.

FIG. 12A shows the K computer bag with an inside mounted computer in thestored position.

FIG. 12B shows the K computer bag with an inside mounted computer in theoperating position.

FIG. 13A is an exploded view of the K computer bag with inside mountsand slot for the display to pass to the outside of the front wall.

FIG. 13B is a view of the inside surface of the K computer bag's frontwall with an inside mounting structure.

FIG. 14A shows the K1 computer bag with a top entry inside mountedcomputer in the stored position.

FIG. 14B shows the K1 computer bag with a top entry inside mountedcomputer in the operating position.

FIG. 15A shows an exploded view of the top entry inside mount K1computer bag.

FIG. 15B shows the inside surface of the top entry K1 computer bag withcomputer mounts.

FIG. 16. This is the right and left hanger E computer bag with socketsfor mounting computer hanger bars.

FIG. 17A shows an outside footing and flap mount of the A computer bagand the means of mounting.

FIG. 17B shows the computer mounted to the A computer bag with thefooting and flap mounting system.

FIG. 18 is an exploded view of the BC computer bag with the outsidemounting structure on front wall.

FIG. 19 is the inside surface of the BC computer bag front wall with apocket and flap computer/peripheral mount.

FIG. 20 is the inside surface of the BC computer bag front wall with amolded panel computer/peripheral mount.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

General attributes which may be found in any computer bags are shown inFIGS. 1A and 1B. Any bag may have a shoulder strap 55 for carrying. Anymay have a rigid panel in the front wall 2, cover flap or mounting flap.There may be reinforced areas in the front wall associated withindividual attachments or stress areas. There may be bumpers on theinside or outside of the bag corners near the computing device mounts.There may be a cover flap 21 independent of any mounting flap and it mayfold over the bag front from its attachment on the back, top or topfront walls of the bag. The cover flap may instead attach to the centeror lower half of the front wall where it can fall down to expose thecomputer equipment. The cover flap may have elastic, distal end plate,finger grasp and removable fasteners 46 such as hooks, snaps, magnets,etc on the distal end to hold the flap, and any equipment that may bemounted on it, snug to the bag front while still being easy to unfasten.Matching removable fasteners may be found on the front or top bag walls.The cover flap may have one or more attachments 56 on its inside surfaceto match equipment mounted on a short flap or hinge so that theequipment and cover flap may move together as one. The bag may have sidepockets 24 with a small access hole or plug to the bag's interior sothat a peripheral mounted in the pocket can make electrical connectionto the computer via the bag's interior. The bag may be supplied with arigid peripheral holder(s) 25 to fit both the side pockets and theperipheral. These may have shaping, wires and plug so that its outsidecan fit the pocket and its inside can fit the specific peripheral. Theremay be sound openings 23 in the bag's top panel for sound to exit thebag from inside computer speakers. Any inside surface of the bag mayhave further pockets or lining components 22 to hold computer equipmentto the bag and these may be electrically connected with computerequipment mounted to the bag. There may be electrical access fromexterior equipment mounted on the bag front to the interior through thefront wall to an inside mounting structure 17 to hold further computerequipments or peripherals. Any bag may be outfitted with one or moreantennas for radio, TV, GPS or other telecommunications. An insidemounting structure may be a pocket or rigid mounting panel and mayinclude additional components such as footing or flap to hold insideequipment to the bag. There may be fasteners on the inside of the bag'sfront wall to match the computer equipment.

Although this computer bag is specifically made for wearing by a strapfrom the shoulder, the straps may be shifted to the right and left sidesof the back wall and worn around the waist as a belly bag without anychange of function.

L embodiment. Shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the L embodiment of computerbag 11 has a computer equipment holder for a computer and/or displayunit 1 toward the top outside of the bag's front wall 2 and a manualdata input device, such as a keyboard 3, pivotally attached on ahorizontal axis near the center of the outside of the bag's front wall.The manual data input device covers the computer/display unit whenhinged up in the storage position 5 as in FIG. 2. When hinged down, thekeyboard is exposed for use in the operating position as in FIG. 3 andFIG. 4.

The computer/display mounting structure may be a docking port 7, fittedpocket 8, pocket with opening, holster, mechanical hinge with computerattachment or docking port, two right and left pivoting clips, hanger,channels, bracket, pins and sockets, short flap with computerattachments on the distal end, an opening in the front or top bag wallthrough which a display is passed from the computer inside the bag orother way to attach a computer or display to the front wall so that thedisplay can be hinged out into the line of sight of the operator. Theremay be an electrical connection 9 such as a plug associated with anycomputer mounting structure to connect the computer/display unit withthe manual input device or to the inside of the bag. There may be aninside mounting structure for additional computer equipment.

There may also be openings in the bag's front wall or mounting structureto align and use IR communication between computer components.

A manual character input device such as a keyboard or electronic writepad is attached to the bag front below the computer equipment holder. Itmay be fixed directly to the front wall with rivets, adhesive or othermeans. The input device may be pivotally secured to the front wall alonga horizontal axis. The input device may be permanently attached to apivoting cover such as a cover flap 4 or hinged panel with adhesive,rivets or other attachments so that the cover flap/panel and inputdevice may pivot up over the computer/display unit when closed or downover the lower half of the bag front when in use.

Alternatively, the manual character input device may be removablysecured to the bag front wall. The input device may be removablyattached with a docking port or bracket. The input device may beremovably attached with a pivoting computer equipment mount. Thepivoting computer equipment mount may be attached near the center of thebag front so that the input device can pivot horizontally up over thecomputer/display unit while stored or down over the lower half of thebag's front wall when the computer is in use.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be a short flexible fabrichinge means with an attachment to removably hold the input device so itmay pivot around one edge. The flexible hinge may be sewn or rivetedalong a horizontal axis to the outside of the bag's front wall. Theattachment matches the complimentary mounting attachment on the inputdevice.

There may be one attachment. The attachment may plug-in as with a postand clip attachment. The post and clip attachment has one or more pinsor flat bars to align and strengthen the connection while one or moreclips hold the two parts together. Examples include side release bucklesand common suitcase clasps. Alternatively, the attachment may be Velcroor a zipper. Instead, the attachment may be designed to engage laterallyusing a channel or lateral hooks running along the distal end of thefabric hinge. It may have a lock. The single attachment on the fabrichinge distal edge may be a footing and retainer attachment. The footingand retainer attachment has a footing such as a pin, socket, ring orother footing to hold one corner of the computer's attachment edge and aretainer such as a clip to hold the other corner of the computer'sattachment edge.

There may be two attachments near the right and left ends of the shortfabric hinge. The attachments may be post and clip attachments, snaps,buttons, button holes, buckle straps or other attachments capable ofsecuring the computer equipment to the bag. The short fabric hinge maybe divided into two parts, one on the right and one on left side of thebag front to form tabs on which the attachments are mounted. The tabsmay be attachment straps such as buckle straps.

In another option, the attachment on the short fabric hinge distal endmay be a bracket, docking port, hanger or other structure that matchesand holds the input device.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be combined with the pivotingcover 4. The mount/cover may attach and pivot near the center front ofthe bag and fall down to open. The mount/cover may be either a long flapor a rigid panel. A flap may be secured to the bag with sewing,riveting, etc. A rigid cover, which may be shaped to fit the computer,may be attached to the bag with an axle/bearing hinge riveted to the bagor a flexible fabric hinge riveted or sewn to the bag front. Attachmentsfor removably holding the input device are located on the inside of themount/cover so that the mounted input device is exposed when themount/cover is opened. The attachments may be a docking port, bracket,hanger, etc. which holds the input device by its back or edges.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be one or more axle/bearinghinges and fixed to the outside of the bag's front wall. It pivotshorizontally and has an attachment(s) to match a complimentary mountingattachment on the input device.

There may be one axle/bearing hinge continuous across the front of thebag. It may be of the position holding type such as a ratchet orfriction hinge. The attachment may be a channel, plug-in clips, hooks,bracket, docking port, socket or other structure that matches and holdsthe input device.

There may be two axle/bearings, one on the right and one on the leftside of the bag's front wall. There may be a single attachmentstructure, such as a docking port or bracket, connecting the twoaxle/bearings. Instead, each axle/bearing may have its own attachmentsuch as a post and clip attachment, side release buckle, snaps, sockets,etc.

The axle/bearing equipment mount may be secured to the bag by riveting,permanently clipping or screwing it to the bag's front wall or throughthe bag's front wall to a backing plate or computer mounting structureon the inside of the bag.

Alternatively, the bearing may be a strap sewn or riveted to the bagfront and holding the axle/attachment assembly to the bag front. Theaxle/attachment assembly may be a single structure such as an axlecombined with a docking port, bracket, post and clip attachment, channelor other mounting structure to match and hold the input device.

There may be two bearing straps sewn or riveted on the right and leftsides of the bag front holding the axle/attachment assemblies pivotallyto the bag front along a horizontal axis. The attachment may be a postand clip attachment, snaps, or other attachment means.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may consist of one or more halfhinges matching a half hinge on the input device. The half hinge may bea axle or bearing secured to the bag's front wall. The bearing may be aband or one or more straps sewn or riveted by one end to the bag's frontwall with the other end openably attached back to the bag's front or topwall with Velcro, snap, buttons or other suitable attachment means. Theband/strap may be passed around the input device's axle and attachedback to the bag to pivotally hold the input device to the bag. Instead,the half hinge may be horizontal sockets or tubes to hold a removableaxle or axle on the inut device. The bearing may be made of flexiblematerial and split on the side so the input device's axle may snap intothe bearing. The bearing may be end rings which engage axle postsextending laterally from the input device's right and left proximalcorners.

There may be electrical connections (eg plug and wiring) 9 to connectthe manual character input device through the equipment mount and frontwall to the bag's interior or to the computer/display unit in thecomputer holder. This connection may be associated with the equipmentmount's attachment. If a flexible fabric hinge means is used for thecomputer holder or the input device's pivoting computer equipmentsmount, wiring may pass between two fabric layers to attachments fixed toits distal edge so that the electrical connection may be made withoutmore complicated axle/bearing connections.

There may be a separate cover flap.

The manual character input device, shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, mayhave attachments on its edges or back to match the bag's mountingstructure. Edge attachments may pivot. It may have appropriate size andshaping, such as extended edges, ridges 15, bumps, hooks, or otherfixtures to match the computer equipment to be held on the computerholder so as to cover, fit and protect it while in the stored position.These may also touch and fit the bag's front wall, mounting structure orcoupling while closed to serve to protect the display from impact.Including the edge fixtures, the input device may form a box-likeenclosure open on one side. The protective shaping may be made of amaterial softer than the display so as to not scratch it.

The input device may communicate wirelessly with the computer orexternal devices by radio and/or infrared. There may be a general useinfrared antenna located at the input device's end 54 distal to theoperator so it can be pointed at external equipment. There may be acamera mounted at this same end. There may also be an infrared antennalocated on the proximal end of the input device 10 for communicationwith the computer in the computer holder. The bag may have a lens on thefront wall to direct the signal inside the bag to an antenna on aninterior mounted computer body. The associated batteries, antennas andbroadcasting equipment may be included.

To provide full size keys for typing and still keep the computer sizeproportional to the average bag, the manual character input device maybe a ten key wide keyboard 12 may be included. The keyboard would be thewidth of the keys “a” to “;” on a standard QWERTY keyboard. Three orfour rows may be included. Thumb keys substitute for essential keysfarther to the right and left on the standard keyboard (eg. space,return, shift, backspace, tab, change keyboard, etc). The result is akeyboard with standard ¾ inch keys and totaling about 8″ or less wide.The key rows may have the standard offset or be inline. Alternative keyplacement may be programmed with software.

To make the keyboard easier to use without looking, tactile guides suchas vertical thumb guides 14, vertical finger guided between the keys,depressions and/or outer edge palm guide ridges 15, may be included toassure finger position and to help stabilize the keyboard with thehands/palms.

To make the keyboard weatherproof, easier to clean, easier to use in thevertical position and without looking, it may have a continuous surfacewith depressions for each standard size key. Small actuating buttons,pegs or cones 16 may be positioned at the bottom of each depression.These would be easier to use in the vertical position because they canbe pushed down, in or up to be actuated.

I embodiment. Shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, the I embodiment of thecomputer bag 11 mounts computer equipment such as a computer 1, displaypanel 38, touchpad, touch screen, keyboard 3 or other computerizedequipment on a pivoting computer equipment mount on the outside of abag's front wall 2. The pivoting computer equipment mount removablyholds a piece of computer equipment so it can pivot horizontally and iscomposed of a hinge means with one or more attachments matching a pieceof computer equipment. The equipment mount may be secured to the bagnear the outside center (FIG. 6) or the outside top (FIG. 7) of thebag's front wall. There may be two equipment mounts, one near the centerand one near the top (FIG. 8), if two pieces of equipment are to bemounted.

There may be electrical connection using wire and plug or directconnection from the equipment mount, through the mount and bag frontwall to the interior of the bag. The plug may be built in with theattachment. If a flexible fabric hinge means is used for display panelmounting, wiring may pass between two fabric layers to attachments fixedto its distal edge so that the electrical connection may be made withoutmore complicated axle/bearing connections.

There may be an inside mounting structure to hold further computerequipments. It may have an electrical connection from the outside of thefront wall and may have one or more plugs to match equipment mountedthere and/or other peripherals carried in the bag.

If the pivoting computer equipment mount attaches near the center of thebag front and cannot hold its angular position, there may be “up”position attachments 29 on the bag front top half to match attachmentson the computer equipment or equipment mount and hold it in the “up”position. Flap mounted double panel computers 47 with distal mounteddisplay may need these attachments to hold the computer up and close tothe operator.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be a short flexible fabrichinge means 26 with an attachment to removably hold the computerequipment 1, 47 so it may pivot around one edge. The flexible hinge maybe sewn or riveted along a horizontal axis to the outside of the bag'sfront wall. The fabric may be an extension of the top wall projectingover the front wall. The attachment matches the complimentary mountingattachment on the computer equipment.

There may be one attachment. The attachment may plug-in as with a postand clip attachment. The post and clip attachment has one or more pinsor flat bars to align and strengthen the connection while one or moreclips hold the two parts together. Examples include side release bucklesand common suitcase clasps. Alternatively, the attachment may be Velcroor a zipper. Instead, the attachment may be designed to engage laterallyusing a channel 27 or lateral hooks running along the distal end of thefabric hinge and matching complimentary attachments on the computerequipment 28. It may have a lock. The single attachment on the fabrichinge distal edge may be a footing and retainer attachment. The footingand retainer attachment has a footing such as a pin, socket, ring orother footing to hold one corner of the computer's attachment edge and aretainer such as a clip to hold the other corner of the computer'sattachment edge.

There may be two attachments near the right and left ends of the shortfabric hinge. The attachments may be post and clip attachments, snaps,buttons, button holes, buckle straps or other attachments capable ofsecuring the computer equipment to the fabric hinge. The short fabrichinge may be divided into two parts, one on the right and one on theleft side of the bag front to form tabs on which the attachments aremounted. The tabs may be attachment straps such as buckle straps.

In another option, the attachment on the short fabric hinge distal endmay be a bracket, docking port, hanger or other structure that matchesand holds the computer equipment.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be combined with a pivotingcover. The mount/cover may attach and pivot near the center front of thebag and fall down to open. The mount/cover may be either a long flap ora rigid panel. A flap may be secured to the bag with sewing, riveting. Arigid cover, which may be shaped to fit the computer, may be attached tothe bag with an axle/bearing hinge riveted to the bag or a flexiblefabric hinge riveted or sewn to the bag front. Attachments for removablyholding the computer equipment are located on the inside of themount/cover so that the mounted equipment is exposed when themount/cover is opened. The attachments may be a docking port, bracket,hanger or other attachments which hold the computer equipment by itsback or edges.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be one or more axle/bearinghinges 30 and fixed to the outside of the bag's front wall 2. It pivotshorizontally and has an attachment(s) 27 to match a complimentarymounting attachment on the computer equipment.

There may be one axle/bearing hinge continuous across the front of thebag. It may be of the position holding type such as a ratchet orfriction hinge. The attachment may be a channel, plug-in clips, hooks,bracket, docking port, socket or other structure that matches and holdsthe computer equipment.

There may be two axle/bearings, one on the right and one on the leftside of the bag's front wall. There may be a single attachmentstructure, such as a docking port or bracket, connecting the twoaxle/bearings. Instead, each axle/bearing may have its own attachmentsuch as a post and clip attachment, side release buckle, snaps, socketsor other suitable attachment.

The axle/bearing equipment mount may be secured to the bag by riveting,permanently clipping or screwing it to the bag's front wall or throughthe bag's front wall to a backing plate or computer mounting structureon the inside of the bag.

Alternatively, the bearing may be a strap sewn or riveted to the bagfront and holding the axle/attachment assembly to the bag front. Theaxle/attachment assembly may be a single structure such as an axlecombined with a docking port, bracket, post and clip attachment, channelor other mounting structure to match and hold the computer equipment.

There may be two bearing straps sewn or riveted on the right and leftsides of the bag front holding the axle/attachment assemblies pivotallyto the bag front along a horizontal axis. The attachments may be a postand clip attachments, snaps, or other attachment means.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may consist of one or more halfhinges matching a half hinge on the computer. The half hinge may be aaxle or bearing secured to the bag's front wall. The bearing may be aband or one or more straps sewn or riveted by one end to the bag's frontwall with the other end openably attached back to the bag's front or topwall with Velcro, snap, buttons or other suitable attachment means. Theband/strap may be passed around the computer equipment's axle andattached back to the bag to pivotally hold the computer equipment to thebag. Instead, the half hinge may be horizontal sockets or tubes to holda removable axle or axle on the computer. The bearing may be made offlexible material and split longitudinally so the computer's axle maysnap into the bearing. The bearing may be end rings which engage axleposts extending laterally from the computer equipment's right and leftproximal corners.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be associated with or combinedwith an outside mounting panel 31 to assist in holding the hinge to thefront wall and spread the torque load of the mounted computer equipment.It may be shaped to fit the computer equipment. There may be a secondhinge with the on the bag front as in cases where both a display andmanual character input device should be mounted. The outside mountingpanel may connect the upper and lower hinges and assist in holding andprotecting the mounted components of either hinge. The hinges may bearranged so that one component may fold over or under the other to makethe outside computer equipment assembly more compact. They may form abox-like structure when folded shut.

I1 embodiment. This embodiment of the computer bag, shown in FIG. 9 toFIG. 11, mounts a self-contained computer 1 such as a PDA or GPS on apivoting computer equipment mount on the outside of a bag's front wall2. The pivoting computer equipment mount removably holds a computer soit can pivot horizontally and is composed of one or more hinge meanswith attachments matching a computer. The equipment mount may be locatednear the outside center or the outside top of the bag's front wall.

A pivoting cover is provided to protect an outward facing display andthe computer and to hold the computer against the bag front whilestored. The pivoting cover may be a cover flap. For quick opening, afall down cover flap 21 may be used and this may attach near the centerof the bag's front wall. It may have releasable attachments, such ashooks, near the distal end and matching attachments 46 near the top ofthe front wall or on the bag's top wall. The attachments may be hooks,snaps, magnets, etc and there may be elastic in the flap. Instead, thepivoting cover may be a rigid panel, may be shaped to fit the computerand may be pivotally secured near the center of the bag front with anaxle/bearing hinge, flexible fabric or other hinge means. The pivotingcomputer equipment mount along with a pivoting cover define the storagearea of the computer equipment.

If the pivoting computer equipment mount attaches near the center of thebag front and cannot hold it angular position, there may be “up”position attachments on the bag front top half to match attachments onthe computer or equipment mount and hold it in the “up” position. Flapmounted double panel computers with distal mounted display may needthese attachments to hold the computer up and close to the operator.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be a short flexible fabrichinge means with one or more attachments to removably hold the computerso it may pivot around one edge. The flexible hinge may be sewn orriveted along a horizontal axis to the outside of the bag's front wall.The fabric may be an extension of the top wall projecting over the frontwall. The attachment matches the complimentary mounting attachment onthe computer equipment.

There may be one attachment. The attachment may plug-in as with a postand clip attachment. The post and clip attachment has one or more pinsor flat bars to align and strengthen the connection while one or moreclips hold the two parts together. Examples include side release bucklesand common suitcase clasps. Alternatively, the attachment may be Velcroor a zipper. Instead, the attachment may be designed to engage laterallyusing a channel or lateral hooks running along the distal end of thefabric hinge. It may have a lock. The single attachment on the fabrichinge 26 distal edge may be a footing and retainer attachment. Thefooting and retainer attachment has a footing 35 such as a pin, socket,ring or other footing to hold one corner of the computer's attachmentedge and a retainer 59 such as a clip to hold the other corner of thecomputer's attachment edge.

There may be two attachments near the right and left ends of the shortfabric hinge. The attachments may be post and clip attachments, snaps,buttons, button holes, buckle straps or other attachments capable ofsecuring the computer equipment to the bag. The short fabric hinge maybe divided into two parts, one on the right and one on the left side ofthe bag front to form tabs on which the attachments are mounted. Thetabs may be attachment straps such as buckle straps.

In another option, the attachment on the short fabric hinge distal endmay be a bracket, docking port, hanger or other structure that matchesand holds the computer equipment.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be combined with the pivotingcover. The mount/cover may attach and pivot near the center front of thebag and fall down to open. The mount/cover may be either a long flap ora rigid panel. A flap may be secured to the bag with sewing, riveting,etc. A rigid cover, which may be shaped to fit the computer, may beattached to the bag with an axle/bearing hinge riveted to the bag or aflexible fabric hinge riveted or sewn to the bag front. Attachments forremovably holding the computer are located on the inside of themount/cover so that the mounted computer is exposed when the mount/coveris opened. The attachments may be a docking port, bracket, hanger orother attachment which holds the computer equipment by its back oredges.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may be one or more axle/bearinghinges fixed to the outside of the bag's front wall. It pivotshorizontally and has one or more attachments to match a complimentarymounting attachment on the computer.

There may be one axle/bearing hinge continuous across the front of thebag. It may be of the position holding type such as a ratchet orfriction hinge. The attachment may be a channel, plug-in clips, hooks,bracket, docking port, socket or other structure that matches and holdsthe computer.

There may be two axle/bearings, one on the right and one on the leftside of the bag's front wall. There may be a single attachmentstructure, such as a docking port or bracket, connecting the twoaxle/bearings. Instead, each axle/bearing may have its own attachmentsuch as a post and clip attachment, side release buckle, snaps, sockets,etc.

The axle/bearing equipment mount may be secured to the bag by riveting,permanently clipping or screwing it to the bag's front wall or throughthe bag's front wall to a backing plate or computer mounting structureon the inside of the bag.

Alternatively, the bearing may be a strap sewn or riveted to the bagfront and holding the axle/attachment assembly to the bag front. Theaxle/attachment assembly may be a single structure such as an axlecombined with a docking port, bracket, post and clip attachment, channelor other mounting structure to match and hold the computer equipment.

There may be two bearing straps 45 sewn or riveted on the right and leftsides of the bag front 2 holding the axle 58/attachment 57 assembliespivotally to the bag front along a horizontal axis. The attachment maybe a post and clip attachment 44, or other attachment means.

The pivoting computer equipment mount may consist of one or more halfhinges matching a half hinge on the computer 1. The half hinge may be aaxle or bearing secured to the bag's front wall. The bearing may be aband or one or more straps 117 sewn or riveted by one end to the bag'sfront wall 2 with the other end openably attached back to the bag'sfront or top wall with Velcro, snap, buttons or other suitableattachment means. The band/strap may be passed around the computer'saxle 116 and attached back to the bag to pivotally hold the computer tothe bag. Instead, the half hinge may be horizontal sockets or tubes tohold a removable axle or axle on the computer. The bearing may be madeof flexible material and split longitudinally on the side so thecomputer's axle may snap into the bearing. The bearing may be end ringswhich engage axle posts extending laterally from the computers right andleft proximal corners.

The hinge may be associated with or combined with an outside mountingpanel to assist in holding the hinge to the front wall and spread thetorque load of the mounted computer. It may be shaped to fit thecomputer equipment.

K embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, this embodiment of thecomputer bag 11, the computer is held to the inside of the bag's frontwall 32 using a mounting structure 33. The display panel 38 passes tothe outside of the bag through an opening in the front wall so it can bemanipulated. The opening may be slot-like 34.

The inside mounting structure may include a computer/bag coupling 39around the bag's opening which fits precisely to the computer near thehinge between the computer's body and display panels. It may haveshaping, ridges, fasteners or other structures as needed to assure aprecision fit between the bag and computer and strengthen the front wallopening to keep the slot from spreading under heavy bag loads. Thecoupling may have shaping or fixtures on the inside of the bag to aligncomputer speakers or vents with openings in the bag. It may also beshaped or have fixtures on the outside of the bag to match the computerdisplay or a manual character input device made to fit over the display.There may be a footing 35, holster/pocket, fasteners and/or flap(s) 36to aid in securing the computer to the bag. The footing may be locatedon the inside of the front wall, may have elastic and may have fastenerssuch as hooks, snaps or Velcro to match the computer. It may beflap-like. It may be pocket-like with sides to hold it open and resistoutward twisting. A pocket-like holster may have one or more openings inany side to provide access to plugs or peripheral mounts on the computerbody. A flap may be positioned on the inside of the front or top walland may have fasteners to match the computer. The footing and flap maywork together to stretch the bag front over the computer and keep thefront wall flat. The mounting structure may include or consist offasteners such as hooks or snaps on the inside of the bag's front wallto match the computer. The mounting structure may include an electricalconnection such as a plug or wire with plug 37 to connect the computerwith an outside manual character input device.

On the outside of the bag there may be a molded panel to match thedisplay panel and assist in holding and protecting it while it is shut.

The bag may have pivotally attached near the outside, front center ofthe front wall a manual character input device such as a keyboard orelectronic write pad. The input device may pivot up over or under thedisplay panel when shut (FIG. 12A) or down to expose the display andinput device when open (FIG. 12B). There may be a cover flap 21. Theremay be an electrical connection from the manual character input deviceor its mounting structure through the front wall to the bag interior 37.To provide for infrared communication, the bag may have a lens on thefront wall or computer/bag coupling to direct the signal inside the bagto an antenna on the computer body. The input device, along with itselectrical connection, may be removable secured to the front wall usinga pivoting computer equipment mount.

The bag's top wall and general cargo opening may be adapted to easeinstallation of the computer into the bag. The opening may extend ontothe right and left bag side walls, the back wall may be bigger than thefront wall and/or the opening may be positioned toward the front of thebag so that the two front top corners of the bag may be turned insideout to expose the front wall opening/slot and the computer/bag coupling.This makes it easier to insert the display panel through the opening andengage the coupling.

K1 embodiment. The K1 embodiment the computer bag 11, shown in FIG. 14and FIG. 15, has, in addition to the normal interior access opening inthe top wall, an installation opening 39 to install the computer throughthe top wall 40. The computer body 41 slides down into the bag from thetop while the computer's display panel 38 remains on the outside of thebag where it can fold over the front wall. The installation opening mayhave a rigid computer/bag coupling surrounding it to strengthen theopening and match the computer. On the inside of the bag there is amounting structure 33 to hold the computer to the bag's front wall.

The top panel computer/bag coupling around the bag's computerinstallation opening precisely fits the computer body. It may haveshaping, ridges, fasteners and/or depressions as needed to align, fitand secure the computer to the bag. The coupling may extend onto thebag's front wall 2 to assist in positioning, aligning and holding thecomputer to the bag so that the display can fold flat against the frontwall. The coupling may also be shaped or have fixtures to match a manualcharacter input device made to fit over the computer display. There maybe a latch or lock to secure the computer in place.

Inside the bag there is a mounting structure and it may consist of afooting 35, holster/pocket, fasteners and/or flap(s) to aid in securingthe computer to the bag. The footing may be located on the inside of thefront wall, may have elastic and may have fasteners such as hooks, snapsor Velcro to match the computer. It may be flap-like. It may bepocket-like with sides to hold it open and resist outward twisting. Apocket-like holster may have one or more openings in any side to provideaccess to plugs or peripheral mounts on the computer body. A pocket-likefooting may connect to the top wall to form a partition isolating thecomputer from the rest of the bag's interior. A flap may be positionedon the inside of the top wall and may have fasteners to match thecomputer. The footing and flap may work together to stretch the bagfront over the computer and keep the front wall flat. The mountingstructure may include or consist of fasteners such as hooks or snaps onthe inside of the bag's front wall to match the computer. The mountingstructure may include an electrical connection such as a plug 9 or wirewith plug to connect the computer with an outside manual character inputdevice.

The bag may have pivotally attached near the outside, front center ofthe front wall a manual input device such as a keyboard 3 or electronicwrite pad. The input device may pivot up over or under the display panelwhen shut (FIG. 14A) or down to expose the input device when open (FIG.14B). There may be an electrical connection from the manual characterinput device or its mounting structure through the front wall to the baginterior. To provide for infrared communication, the bag may have a lenson the front wall or computer/bag coupling to direct the signal insidethe bag to an antenna on the computer body. The input device, along withits electrical connection, may be removably secured to the front wallusing a pivoting computer equipment mount 4.

On the outside of the bag there may be a molded panel to match thedisplay panel and assist in holding and protecting it while it is shut.

E embodiment. Shown in FIG. 16 is another embodiment of the computer bag11 which includes two vertical hangers 42 designed to match hangers 43on the right and left sides of the computer body 41 matching the bag.These hangers may be, but not limited to, sewn on pockets, metalchannels or plastic with tubes. The computer is slid in from the topwith the computer's hangers inserted into the tight fitting sockets orchannels thus stretching the bag front tight.

An electrical plug 9 which leads to the interior of the bag may befitted to the bag's front panel so that it engages when the computer isslid into the pockets. The electrical plug may be built into one or bothof the bag hangers. The bag may have an inside mounting structure tohold additional computer equipment.

A embodiment. The A embodiment of the computer bag 11, shown in FIG. 17Aand FIG. 17B, mounts a computer 1 on the outside surface of the bag'sfront wall 2. There is a bottom mounting plate 48 which is about thewidth of the computer to be mounted. It is more narrow than wide and isattached to the lower half of the bag front. On the mounting plate arepivoting attachments 49 matching attachments on the computer. Theattachments allow the computer to pivot from an approximately horizontalto a vertical position against the bag front. The attachments may behooks, half hinge axle or bearing, pivoting plate with attachments, balland socket or other arrangements to hold the computer to the plate whilestill allowing it to pivot. The mounting plate may have one or more pinsor blocks 50 which engage when the computer is pivoted up and these helpin resisting twisting of the computer. This block may have an electricalconnection in it which leads to the bag's interior. The mounting platemay be riveted, screwed or permanently clipped to the bag front orthrough the bag front to a backing plate inside the bag. The backingplate may have a plug or plug and wire lead for connecting insidecomputer equipment.

Higher up on the bag front is a flap 36 with distal attachments 46. Theproximal end of the flap may be attached to or be an extension of thefront or top walls. The flap is used to pull the bag front flat and tostretch around the top of the computer and fasten to the top front ofthe computer where its complementary attachments are accessible. Theattachment may be hooks, clips, snaps, etc. The flap may have elastic init to help keep the bag front tight and help keep hooks engaged.Alternatively, the flap may have one or more rigid panels in it to prythe bag front flat and engage the attachments. One of these rigid panelsmay have projections on its edge to match footing notches in thecomputer to assist in prying the panel into place.

This arrangement uses the top flap as a handle to pull out any bag bulgeand substitute the computer for a rigid bag panel. Thus, the weight ofthe bag is reduced. The computer can quickly be engaged and disengagedto and from the bag front.

BC embodiment. This embodiment, shown in FIG. 18 to FIG. 20, providesfor a bag 11 with an outside computer equipment mounting structure 51 onthe outside surface of the bag's front wall and an inside mountingstructure 18 on the inside of the bag's front wall. There is provisionfor an electrical connection 9 associated with the two mountingstructures to electrically connect the equipment they hold.

The outside computer equipment mounting structure may be of any kindthat holds the computer equipment to the outside of the bag's frontwall. Examples may include, but not limited to, holster, docking port,hanger or hanger pocket, bracket, pins or sockets, or pivoting computerequipment mount, such as a flap or hinge. It may hold a computer,display, manual character input device or other computer equipment.There may be more than one outside mounting structure as with, forexample, a display and keyboard. Each may have an electrical connectionwhich may lead to one or more inside mounting structures. The electricalconnection 9 may be a plug and it may be part of the mounting structureor positioned in the bag's front wall so that the mounting structurealigns and connects the computer equipment to the plug. The outside plugmay connect with the inside plug with wires or the inside and outsidecomputer parts may make direct physical and electrical contact withoutwires through a matching opening in the bag's front wall.

The inside mounting structure, as shown in FIG. 19, may be a pocket 18with a seal flap 20 through which wires from the outside run. The wiringleads through the seal flap to a plug 9 fixed to the inside of the flap.The plug matches and attaches to the computer equipment to connect itelectrically to the outside mount. The plug may attach to the computerequipment at its top or back side and the mounting pocket may have anopening 52 in it through which the flap plug can pass to engage with thecomputer equipment. The plug on the seal flap may also have physicalattachment included and/or there may be a separate attachment to securethe seal flap to the pocket. The pocket may have one or more additionalopening(s) to gain access to plugs, peripheral mounts or controls on thesurface of the computer equipment while it is installed in the pocket.The pocket and seal flap may be sewn or riveted to the bag front.Equipment mounted in this way may include computing hardware, removabledisk, batteries, portable memory or other peripherals. In thisarrangement, the pocket takes the weight while the flap connects theelectricity without taking a load. There may be matching computerequipment which has shaping, size and electrical connection to match theinside mounting structure's pocket, flap and electrical connection.

Alternatively, the inside mounting structure (FIG. 20) may be a moldedcoupling 53 to match the computing equipment meant to mount there. Ithas an integral electrical plug 9 to match the connection on thecomputing equipment. The coupling may also contain plugs 10 for power,data communication or wire connected peripherals (eg USB) to extend thecapabilities of the inside and/or outside computer equipment. Alsomolded into the coupling may be equipment attachments 27 such as clips,snaps, bracket or channels and there may also be guides such as ridges,or notches meant to hold the computing equipment onto the coupling. Thecoupling may be bonded or glued to the bag's front wall. It may also beriveted, bolted, screwed or permanently clipped to the bag's front wallor through the bag's front wall to an outside mounting structure on theoutside of the bag. The electrical connection may be wires, electricalpanel or the inside and outside parts may make direct physical andelectrical connection through the front wall without wires. The couplingmay fit all or only a part of the computer equipment and the completemounting structure may include additional inside mounting componentssuch as a footing, pocket, flap(s) or other attachments on the inside ofthe front wall to match the computer equipment and assist in holding itto the inside of the bag's front wall. There may be matching computerequipment which has shaping, size, coupling, attachments and electricalconnection to match the inside mounting structure's attachments and/orcoupling. The coupling on the computer equipment may be inset into theequipment to compensate for the thickness of the coupling and allow thecomputer to be flush with the bag front.

In another variation, the inside mounting structure may be a footing andheadpiece. The footing may be located on the inside of the front wall,may have elastic and may have fasteners such as hooks, snaps or Velcroto match the computer. It may be flap-like or may have sides to hold itopen and resist outward twisting. The footing may be a molded fixturecapable of engaging the lower end of the computer equipment and hold itin place. The footing may be fasteners such as hooks or snaps attachedto the front wall. The headpiece is located near the junction of thefront and top walls. It may be a flap positioned on the inside of thefront or top wall and may have fasteners to match the computer. Theheadpiece may be fasteners such as hooks or snaps attached to the frontor top walls. The headpiece may be a coupling matching the upper part ofthe computer and holding it in place. In this arrangement, the footingand headpiece work together to stretch the bag front over the computerand keep the front flat. Electrical connection between the inside andoutside mounting structures may be a wire and plug, plug or opening inthe front wall matching the computer equipment. The electricalconnection may be built into a molded footing or headpiece. Theelectrical connection may be a wire and plug through the layers of aflap-like footing or headpiece.

There may be a matching computer which has shaping, size, attachmentsand electrical connection to match the inside mounting structure'spocket, attachments and/or coupling.

The preferred embodiments of the invention described herein areexemplary and numerous modifications, variations, and rearrangements canbe readily envisioned to achieve an equivalent result, all of which areintended to be embraced within the scope of the appended claims.

1. An apparatus for carrying a computer for mobile use comprising: a baghaving a front wall, an opposing back wall, a left wall, a right wall, abottom wall and a top wall including a top opening for providing accessto the interior of the bag wherein each wall has an inside surface andan outside surface; a computer holder attached to the of the top half ofthe front wall or to the top wall for mounting the computer so thecomputer's display panel can pivot into the line of sight of theoperator; and a manual character input device attached to the outside ofthe front wall between the computer holder and the bottom of the frontwall.
 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the manual character inputdevice is pivotally attached to the front wall.
 3. The apparatus ofclaim 1 wherein the manual character input device is removably securedto the front wall.
 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the manualcharacter input device is pivotally and removably secured to the frontwall with a pivoting computer equipment mount.
 5. The apparatus of claim4 wherein the equipment mount comprises one or more short flexiblefabric hinge means aligned on a horizontal axis with attachmentsmatching the input device to pivotally hold it to the bag's front wall.6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the equipment mount comprises one ormore half hinges aligned on a horizontal axis and matching complementaryhalf hinges on the computer equipment.
 7. The apparatus of claim 4wherein the equipment mount comprises one or more axle/bearings on ahorizontal axis with attachments to match the computer.
 8. The apparatusof claim 4 wherein the manual character input device is removablysecured using attachments on the inside surface a pivoting cover capableof covering the computer in the computer holder when stored.
 9. Theapparatus of claim 1 further comprising an electrical connection fromthe manual character input device through the bag's front wall to thebag's interior or computer holder.
 10. The apparatus of claim 1 furthercomprising a lens located on the bag front to direct infra red lightfrom the manual character input devices through the bag wall to areceiver on an inside mounted computer.
 11. The apparatus of claim 1further comprising an inside mounting structure on the inside of thebags front wall to hold further computing equipment.
 12. The apparatusof claim 1 further comprising an electrical connection through the frontwall between the computer holder and the bag's interior.
 13. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein the manual character input device is akeyboard having standard key size and arrangement, 10 keys wide (A to :)and thumb keys to actuate missing keys to the right and left.
 14. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein the manual character input device hasshaping to cover, fit and protect the display panel of the computer inthe computer holder.
 15. An apparatus for carrying a computer for mobileuse comprising: a bag having a front wall, an opposing back wall, a leftwall, a right wall, a bottom wall and a top wall including a top openingfor providing access to the interior of the bag wherein each wall has aninside surface and an outside surface; and a pivoting computer equipmentmount attached to the outside of the bag's front wall.
 16. The apparatusof claim 15 further comprising an electrical connection from thepivoting computer equipment mount through the front wall to the bag'sinterior.
 17. The bag of claim 15 wherein the equipment mount comprisesone or more short flexible fabric hinge means aligned on a horizontalaxis with attachments matching a computer to pivotally hold it to thebag's front wall
 18. The bag of claim 15 wherein the equipment mountcomprises one or more half hinges aligned on a horizontal axis andmatching complementary half hinges on the computer equipment.
 19. Thebag of claim 15 wherein the equipment mount comprises one or moreaxle/bearings on a horizontal axis with attachments to match thecomputer.
 20. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the pivoting computerequipment mount is a pivoting cover with computer attachments on theinside surface to hold computer equipment by its edges or back.
 21. Theapparatus of claim 15 further comprising an inside mounting structure onthe inside of the bag's front wall to hold further computing equipment.22. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising “up” positionattachments on the outside of the front wall between the pivotingcomputer equipment mount and the top of the front wall to removablysecure computer equipment up to the front wall.
 23. The apparatus ofclaim 15 further comprising a computer with size, shape and attachmentsto match the pivoting computer equipment mount.
 24. An apparatus forcarrying a computer for mobile use comprising: a bag having a frontwall, an opposing back wall, a left wall, a right wall, a bottom walland a top wall including a top opening for providing access to theinterior of the bag wherein each wall has an inside surface and anoutside surface; a pivoting computer equipment mount attached to theoutside of the bag's front wall; and a pivoting cover attached to theoutside of the bag which, along with the pivoting computer equipmentmount, define the storage area of the computer.
 25. The apparatus ofclaim 24 wherein the pivoting cover is attached near the center of thebag's front wall and pivots horizontally upward to cover the computer inthe pivoting computer equipment mount.
 26. The apparatus of claim 24wherein the equipment mount comprises one or more short flexible fabrichinge means aligned on a horizontal axis with attachments matching acomputer to pivotally hold it to the bag's front wall
 27. The apparatusof claim 24 wherein the equipment mount comprises one or more halfhinges aligned on a horizontal axis and matching complementary halfhinges on the computer equipment.
 28. The apparatus of claim 24 whereinthe equipment mount comprises one or more axle/bearings on a horizontalaxis with attachments to match the computer.
 29. The apparatus of claim24 wherein the pivoting computer equipment mount and pivoting cover arecombined with the computer attachments on the inside surface of thepivoting cover to hold computer by its edges or back.
 30. The apparatusof claim 24 further comprising “up” position attachments on the outsideof the front wall between the pivoting computer equipment mount and thetop of the front wall to removably secure computer equipment up to thefront wall.
 31. The apparatus of claim 24 further comprising a computerwith size, shape and attachments to match the pivoting computerequipment mount.
 32. An apparatus for carrying a computer for mobile usecomprising: a bag having a front wall, an opposing back wall, a leftwall, a right wall, a bottom wall and a top wall including a top openingfor providing access to the interior of the bag wherein each wall has aninside surface and an outside surface; a storage compartment defined byan interior space configured by connecting the front wall to the backwall; an opening in the front wall through which an inside mountedcomputer's display panel can be passed for viewing on the outside of thebag; and a computer inside mounting structure along the inside surfaceof the bag for securing the computer to the front wall.
 33. Theapparatus of claim 32 wherein the front wall opening is slot-like topass an inside mounted computer's display panel to the outside of thefront wall.
 34. The apparatus of claim 32 wherein the mounting structureincludes a computer/bag coupling to match a mounted computer.
 35. Theapparatus of claim 32 further comprising a manual character input devicepivotally secured to the outside of the bag's front wall.
 36. Theapparatus of claim 35 wherein the manual character input device isremovably secured with a pivoting computer equipment mount.
 37. Theapparatus of claim 35 further comprising an electrical connection forthe manual character input device leading from the manual characterinput device or equipment mount through the front wall and to the bag'sinterior.
 38. The apparatus of claim 35 further comprising a lenslocated on the bag front or computer/bag coupling to direct infra redlight from the manual character input devices through the bag wall to areceiver on an inside mounted computer.
 39. The apparatus of claim 32further comprising a computer to match the bag's inside mountingstructure and opening.
 40. An apparatus for carrying a computer formobile use comprising: a bag having a front wall, an opposing back wall,a left wall, a right wall, a bottom wall and a top wall including a topopening for providing access to the interior of the bag wherein eachwall has an inside surface and an outside surface; a storage compartmentdefined by an interior space configured by connecting the front wall tothe back wall; an separate computer installation opening in the top wallfor installing the computer body into the bag while its display panelremains outside the bag; and a computer inside mounting structure alongthe inside surface of the bag for securing the computer to the inside offront wall.
 41. The apparatus of claim 40 wherein the top wall computerinstallation opening includes a computer/bag coupling to match a mountedcomputer.
 42. The apparatus of claim 40 further comprising a manualcharacter input device pivotally secured to the outside of the bag'sfront wall.
 43. The apparatus of claim 42 wherein the manual characterinput device is removably secured with an equipment mount.
 44. Theapparatus of claim 42 further comprising an electrical connection forthe manual character input device leading from the manual characterinput device or equipment mount through the front wall and to the bag'sinterior.
 45. The apparatus of claim 42 further comprising a lenslocated on the bag front or computer/bag coupling to direct infra redlight from the manual character input devices through the bag wall to areceiver on an inside mounted computer.
 46. The apparatus of claim 40further comprising a computer with size, shape and attachments to matchthe computer installation opening.
 47. An apparatus for carrying acomputer for mobile use comprising: a bag having a front wall, anopposing back wall, a left wall, a right wall, a bottom wall and a topwall including a top opening for providing access to the interior of thebag wherein each wall has an inside surface and an outside surface; andan outside mounting structure attached to the outside surface of thefront wall and consisting of two vertical hangers on the right and leftside of the bag's front wall.
 48. The apparatus of claim 47 furthercomprising an electrical connection from the outside of the front wallthrough the front wall to the interior of the bag.
 49. An apparatus forcarrying a computer for mobile use comprising: a bag having a frontwall, an opposing back wall, a left wall, a right wall, a bottom walland a top wall including a top opening for providing access to theinterior of the bag wherein each wall has an inside surface and anoutside surface; a computer mounting plate secured to the lower outsideof the front wall with attachments to match the lower end of a computerand allow it to pivot horizontally; and a computer mounting flap securedto the upper outside of the front wall with attachments near its distalend and matching the upper end of a computer.
 50. The apparatus of claim49 wherein the flap has elastic.
 51. The apparatus of claim 49 whereinthe flap has at least one rigid panel to pry the flap and attachmentsinto place.
 52. The apparatus of claim 49 wherein the computer mountingplate has an electrical plug and connection leading through the bag'sfront wall to the bag's interior wherein the plug engages the computerwhen it is pivoted up against the front wall.
 53. The apparatus of claim49 further comprising an interior lining designed to hold peripheralsand cover wires.
 54. An apparatus for carrying a computer for mobile usecomprising: a bag having a front wall, an opposing back wall, a leftwall, a right wall, a bottom wall and a top wall including a top openingfor providing access to the interior of the bag wherein each wall has aninside surface and an outside surface; a outside computer equipmentmounting structure attached to the outside surface of the bag's frontwall; an inside computer equipment mounting structure attached to theinside surface of the bag's front wall; and an electrical connectionbetween the inside mounting structure and the outside mounting structureto electrically connect the equipment mounted in them.
 55. The apparatusof claim 54 wherein the inside computer equipment mounting structure isa pocket with a seal flap wherein the seal flap has an electrical plugand wiring leading through the flap and front wall to the outsidemounting structure.
 56. The apparatus of claim 55, further comprisingcomputer equipment with shaping, size, attachments and electricalconnection to match the inside mounting structure.
 57. The apparatus ofclaim 54 wherein the inside computer equipment mounting structure is acoupling with fixtures to physically hold and electrically connect theequipment it holds with the outside computer equipment mount.
 58. Theapparatus of claim 57, further comprising computer equipment withshaping, size, attachments, coupling and electrical connection to matchthe inside mounting structure.
 59. The apparatus of claim 54 wherein theinside computer equipment mounting structure is a footing and headpiecewhich removably secure the computer to the bag and together stretch thebag's front wall tight over the equipment.